In The Battle for Saudi Arabia: Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power , Professor As`ad AbuKhalil confronts the contradictory nature of Saudi Arabia—questions that both the Saudi government, long shrouded in mystery, and the United States government, ever protective of its own interests, seem unwilling to answer. In this unsparing probe into the history and power structure of the kingdom, Professor AbuKhalil, author of Bin Laden, Islam, and America’s New "War on Terrorism", affords the reader unique insight into the intense friction that underlies the increasingly precarious balance between the Saudi royal family and the fundamentalist clerical establishment.

In The Battle for Saudi Arabia: Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power , Professor As`ad AbuKhalil confronts the contradictory nature of Saudi Arabia—questions that both the Saudi government, long shrouded in mystery, and the United States government, ever protective of its own interests, seem unwilling to answer. In this unsparing probe into the history and power structure of the kingdom, Professor AbuKhalil, author of Bin Laden, Islam, and America’s New "War on Terrorism", affords the reader unique insight into the intense friction that underlies the increasingly precarious balance between the Saudi royal family and the fundamentalist clerical establishment.

"'U.S. and Saudi Arabia War on the People of Yemen' follows the humanitarian crises in Yemen since March 2015, when Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates backed by the United States government began a bombing campaign in Yemen. It analyzes the current war in Yemen since its start as well as its political, economical and humanitarian consequences. This book also reviews Canada's arms sale to Saudi Arabia since 2015."--

“In the world of black-op thrillers, Mitch Rapp continues to be among the best of the best” (Booklist, starred review), and he returns in the #1 New York Times bestselling series alone and targeted by a country that is supposed to be one of America’s closest allies. After 9/11, the United States made one of the most secretive and dangerous deals in its history—the evidence against the powerful Saudis who coordinated the attack would be buried and in return, King Faisal would promise to keep the oil flowing and deal with the conspirators in his midst. But when the king’s own nephew is discovered funding ISIS, the furious President gives Rapp his next mission: he must find out more about the high-level Saudis involved in the scheme and kill them. The catch? Rapp will get no support from the United States. Forced to make a decision that will change his life forever, Rapp quits the CIA and assembles a group of independent contractors to help him complete the mission. They’ve barely begun unraveling the connections between the Saudi government and ISIS when the brilliant new head of the intelligence directorate discovers their efforts. With Rapp getting too close, he threatens to go public with the details of the post-9/11 agreement between the two countries. Facing an international incident that could end his political career, the President orders America’s intelligence agencies to join the Saudis’ effort to hunt the former CIA man down. Rapp, supported only by a team of mercenaries with dubious allegiances, finds himself at the center of the most elaborate manhunt in history. With white-knuckled twists and turns leading to “an explosive climax” (Publishers Weekly), Enemy of the State is an unputdownable thrill ride that will keep you guessing until the final page.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: Battles involving Saudi Arabia, Military operations involving Saudi Arabia, Wars involving Saudi Arabia, Gulf War, North Yemen Civil War, Sa'dah insurgency, Operation Scorched Earth, Battle of Khafji, Unification of Saudi Arabia, Ottoman-Saudi War, Saudi-Yemeni War, Battle of Jeddah, Nejd Expedition, Battle of Rawdat Muhanna, Battle of Tarafiyah, Battle of Riyadh, Siege of Diriyah, Battle of Medina, Ottoman return of Mecca 1813, Battle of Jarrab, Battle of Mulayda, Battle of Mecca, Battle of Shinanah, Battle of Dilam, Battle of Al-Safra, Battle of Bekeriyah, Battle of Yanbu, Battle of Sabilla, Wahhabi sack of Karbala. Excerpt: AL-Safra (The Yellow) item Belligerents item Ottoman Empire (Egyptians): First Saudi State item Commanders item Tusun Pasha: Saud AL-Kabeer item Strength item 8,000: 10,000 item Casualties and losses item 2,000 dead, 50 POW.: 800 dead. A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Battle of Bekeriyah item Belligerents item Rashidi State: Emirate of Riyadh item Commanders item Abdulaziz bin Mitab: King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud item Strength item 20000: 12000 item Casualties and losses item 1300: 900 A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Battle of Dilam item Belligerents item Rashidi State: Sultanate of Nejd item Commanders item Abdulaziz bin Mitab: King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud item Strength item 4000: 3500 item Casualties and losses item 250: 160 A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Battle of Jarrab item Belligerents item Rashidi State: Emirate of Riyadh item Commanders item Saud Ibn Rashid: King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud item Strength item 1500 - 1800: 2000 item Casualties and losses item Unknown: Unknown A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Ottoman return of Jeddah 1813 item Belligerents item Ottoman Empire (Egyptians): First Saudi State item Commanders item Tusun Pasha Mohammed...

The story of Anglo-American relations in Saudi Arabia during the Second World War has generally been viewed as one of discord and hegemonic rivalry, a perspective reinforced by a tendency to consider Britain's decline and the ascent of US power as inevitable. In this engaging and timely study, Matthew Hinds calls into question such assumptions and reveals a relationship that, though hard-nosed, functioned through interdependence and strategic parity. Drawing upon an array of archives from both sides of the Atlantic, Hinds traces the flow of key events and policies as well as the leading figures who shaped events to show why, how and to what extent the allies and Saudi Arabia became 'mixed up together', in the words of Winston Churchill. Perhaps most fundamentally, Britain and the United States were enthralled by the promise of Saudi Arabia serving as an auxiliary to Allied strategy. Obtaining King Ibn Saud's tacit support or more specifically, his 'benevolent neutrality', meant having vital access, not only to the country's prospective oil reserves, but to its prized geographic location, its centrality within Islam and, as international politics increasingly followed an anti-colonial path, to its credentials as a sovereign and independent Arab state. Given what was at stake, London and Washington saw their engagement in Saudi Arabia as seminal; a genuine blueprint for how to forge a lasting 'Special Relationship' throughout the Middle East. Hinds' bold new interpretation is a vital work that enlarges our understanding of the Anglo-American wartime alliance.